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Investor urges restaurant tech firm PAR to explore strategic alternatives

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 12, 2026

Voss Capital, which owns more than 13% of PAR stock, argued that the POS company’s struggling share price does not reflect its true value.

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The Three Metrics Every Restaurant Operator Should Be Obsessing Over

Sponsored content from our partner Olo on Mar. 12, 2026

The most profitable brands skip the vanity metrics and stick to one practical framework.

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Can AI help bring down delivery costs? Not just yet

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 09, 2026

Tech Check: There’s hope that chatbots could help restaurants cut out third-party middlemen. Right now, they seem to be doing the opposite.

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Uber Eats is raising delivery fees for some restaurants

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 08, 2026

The third-party delivery company is hiking commission rates in two of its three pricing tiers in an effort to cover rising costs. It will also charge more for access to its most frequent customers.

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Restaurants wonder what Square's mass layoffs will mean for them

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 05, 2026

Parent company Block just shrunk its workforce by 40%, saying it plans to do more with AI. That has created uncertainty, and some unease, for restaurants that use Square POS.

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How 4 restaurant chains are using AI today

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 04, 2026

AI is now part of the team at Krispy Kreme, Freddy’s, Taco John’s and Nekter, and the applications are as diverse as the brands themselves.

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Olo is launching a customer-facing ordering app

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 03, 2026

The Olo App will feature hundreds of restaurant brands, giving customers a “remote control” for food ordering. Restaurants will pay no commissions and will get access to customer data from across the network.

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An operator couldn't find the tech he needed, so he built it with AI

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 02, 2026

Tech Check: Pincho CEO Otto Othman is now offering his "vibe-coded" recipe manager to other restaurants. He believes tech suppliers should be concerned about the rise of AI coding tools.

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